The island of Rodrigues, about 600 km ENE of
Mauritius, is probably one of the remotest places I've
dived after
Saipan in the Pacific. The island covers only 108 sq. km, but the lagoon covers 230 sq. km! Its coral reefs are very rich, and we saw many species of reef fish while there, including some enormous
porcupinefish, as well as some
green turtles and lots of
trevallies.
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| Rodrigues and its lagoon |
We did 11 dives on ten different sites while in Rodrigues, all from the
Cotton Dive Center in the east. The two most memorable were the
St François Pass (which we dived twice), and
Canyon where we had to used ropes! Below are a few photos.
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| Sea cucumber |
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| this type of angelfish is only found in the waters around Rodrigues |
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| Black-saddled leopard grouper (Plectropomus laevis) |
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| Scorpion fish, possibly a humpback scorpionfish |
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| Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) |
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| Moray eel |
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| Pipefish (Corythoichthys) |
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| Great barracuda (sphyraena barracuda) |
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| Squirrelfish |
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| Me (holding a Gopro) at Karlanne dive site |
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| Bigeye trevallies (Caranx sexfasciatus) |
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| Leaf fish (Taenianotus triacanthus) |
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| Spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) |
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| Giant clam (tridacna maxima) |
Other articles about diving in Rodrigues:
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| me, watching a shoal of fish go by |
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